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Ontario Renovates
February 15, 2023 program launch
Ontario Renovates is a forgivable
loan / grant program for low-to-
Newsletter moderate income homeowners in
Cornwall and SDG. This program
www.Cornwall.ca provides financial assistance in
the form of a 10-year forgivable
loan to make essential home
repairs, and/or a grant to
Tree Planting in Aimé Leblanc Park increase a homeowner's
accessibility, up to a maximum of
$12,000 (including $5,000.00 for
accessibility and approved
The City of Cornwall, in partnership with the administrative costs).
Raisin Region Conservation Authority How do I qualify?
(RRCA), hosted a tree planting ceremony at To be eligible, the single-dwelling
Aimé Leblanc Park, on Friday, September home must be the owner’s sole
22. and principal residence with an
The TD Green Space grant, funded by TD MPAC Assessment for the current
Bank, and awarded by the Arbor Day year at or below $334,500.00. In
Foundation provided the opportunity for addition, the household must meet
the community to plant trees. These income limits below (line 23600 of
additional trees will increase the tree your 2021 Income Tax Notice of
canopy in the park, which is frequently Assessment).
visited by residents. The park is also home The program will be available to
to a wide variety of trees, birds, animals, first time applicants to the
insects, and plants. program only unless they qualify
To further assist residents in learning more for an accessibility repair. In
about the park’s ecology, educational City of Cornwall in planting more trees in those cases, their application will
signage was also officially revealed on the area, also delivered a tree planting and need to be assessed further to
Friday. maintenance workshop during the event. determine eligibility. To learn
The RRCA, a key partner in assisting the TD Green Space, a program funded by TD more, visit:
Bank Group in partnership with the Arbor www.Cornwall.ca/OntarioRenova
Day Foundation, supports innovative urban tes.
greening and tree planting projects in
pursuit of environmental equity, particularly
in mitigating urban heat island effect.
One of the nature-based solutions of the
City’s Climate Action Plan is to plant a
minimum of 600 trees in municipal spaces,
annually. As part of this funded project,
boulevard trees will be added to Louisa
Street and Alice Street later this fall.
Learn more about the
Cornwall landfill
Learn more
Visit: www.Cornwall.ca/landfill
